There’s a new weekly newspaper in Spur, and it publishes every Friday. Spur schools have a student newspaper once more, thanks to teacher Myles Hammack and a group of student journalists.
Pat Hightower, who teaches third, fourth and fifth grade social studies at Spur Elementary School, has been awarded a $1,200 minigrant from the Community Foundation of West Texas for her classes.
According to information from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, this year’s dove forecast “brings us good tidings of another promising season.” Texas leads the nation in harvest numbers, with about 7 million doves harvested annually, the agency said.
Something that every rancher can do to prevent unnecessary discounts on beef carcasses is to try to prevent lesions on every animal. Lesions are usually made of scar tissue that forms in the muscle or subcutaneous tissue following an injection—and can cause anywhere from a few dollars’ discount to even having the entire carcass being condemned at sale time.
Hundreds gathered in Roaring Springs last Thursday through the final weekend in August for the annual Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Reunion, a tradition for nearly a century.
Beginning in 2006, the Texas Historical Commission (THC) established the Undertold Marker Program to address historical gaps, promote diversity of topics, and proactively document significant underrepresented subjects or untold stories.
At The Texas Spur offices on Burlington Avenue, we hear questions—and lots of stories— about many establishments in downton Spur. As the City of Spur prepares to pursue grants to revitalize downtown and improve quality of life for all, the newspaper staff would like to gather some of this knowledge!
